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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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